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21 February 2016

The Sunday Post + Giveaway (21 February)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

So this week we had some very happy news in the family. My cousin and his girlfriend got engaged! He's the first out of all the cousins to do so, so it's something new and the whole family is chuffed. Other than that it's been quite a quiet week again.

There was some sad news on Friday when the death of Harper Lee was announced. It's such a real shame. To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favourite books! I actually hated it when I was forced to read it in Standard Grade English, but then I reread it a few years later and I actually couldn't love it more.

In other news... it's my one year bloggoversay TODAY!! I cannot believe that My Expanding Bookshelf has been in existence an entire year!! It's literally flown by. Even my life outside of blogging has changed immensely. In the past year, I started two new jobs and left two jobs too. No wonder it was a quick year!

I can't thank you all enough for the welcome and support you have all given me. I've learnt so much, met so many great people and discovered amazing authors. Of course, I'm still a baby blog compared to many others, but the more I learn the more I love the blogging community.

So as a thank you, I'm holding a wee giveaway. I'm giving you the opportunity to win ANY BOOK you wish up to the value of £10 from the Book Depository. This giveaway is INTERNATIONAL (as long as the Book depository ships to your country) and will run until next Sunday (28 February).

Happy Blogoversary! And congratulations to your cousin. That's so exciting!As for a book recommendation - I just finished The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud and enjoyed it. It's MG but I think it would appeal to those who like Harry Potter.

Aww, thank you for sharing my post!! And congrats to your cousin! And OMG CONGRATS ON ONE YEAR BLOGGING!! WOOOOT! CAKE ALL ROUND. This is a glorious day. :')

And if I could recommend one book...ohhh, it'd have to be The Raven Boys. :') I absolutely ADORE that series and the last book is coming out in a few months so it's like the perfect time to read it. xD

Happy blogsversary and congrats on making it this far! A book I would recommend is On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta. This is one of my absolute favourite books and Melina Marchetta's ability to write real, flawed characters that make you cry one minute and be laughing happy tears the next is just too good to miss out on!

Happy 1 year blogsversary!!! I would recommend reading the Unwind dystology series by Neal Shusterman! It's a YA dystopian novel that really took me by surprise. The writing is fantastic, characters that are relatable and real, a plot that is so unique it will blow your mind and much loved by many including me!

Happy Blogoversary! Have you read An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir? It was one of my favorite books of 2015 and was epic - the setting, the storyline and the characters.Thanks for the giveaway!Ann S